Record labels dig their own grave, and the shovel is called TikTok

Re:Record labels dig their own grave, and the shovel is call... by gregmac on Friday June 03, 2022 @02:21AM (#31604894)

> When the software world can convincingly create new songs that sound like the hit songs people like, but sufficiently different to dodge copyright law, then it's game over.

In what way?

This is already a thing in shoes, clothes, handbags, watches... Yet the original brands thrive. I'd counter that listening to "cheap knockoff" music will have a similar appeal (or lack thereof).

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Re:Record labels dig their own grave, and the shovel is call... by visarga on Friday June 03, 2022 @04:27AM (#31605700)

When software can convincingly create new songs the risk will be so low that it will open up the scene for more experimentation and diversity. People tend to risk averse, AI doesn't care.

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Re:Record labels dig their own grave, and the shovel is call... by Slow_Hand on Friday June 03, 2022 @01:54PM (#31611569)

Perhaps, but presumably people will still be the ones choosing whether to release or promote a given work generated by an AI, and by your reasoning they are the ones who are risk averse.

I don’t imagine many people subscribing to an AI who can generate and release countless songs on it’s own without some sort of filter to discern desirable content from undesirable.

Barring some large development, having a human to curate the generated material will be a requirement for success, or else drown your audience in a torrent of unchecked content.

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